Gilt Hand Foot Chair Sculpture by Pedro FriedebergGilt Hand Foot Chair Sculpture by Pedro Friedeberg Mexico Gilt hand foot chair sculpture by Pedro Friedeberg. Classic hand chair by Friedeberg on an anatomical foot base. Gold leaf finish, signed with burned in mark, “Pedro Friedeberg”.
Circa Late 20th Century.
Excellent original condition
38”H x 21”L x 31”D
TMF1000
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Pedro Friedeberg (1936 - )
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Pedro Friedeberg, renowned Mexican artist and furniture designer, was born to Jewish-German parents who escaped from Europe just prior to the onset of WWII. Although Friedeberg trained to become an architect, he completed significant studies related to visual art and art history. He was active with several artist collectives that were Dada inspired or Surrealist in the 1960’s. Although Friedeberg is also an accomplished painter he is known for his iconic furniture designs, notably the Butterfly and Hand Chair. Both pieces were designed in the 1960’s are a rejection of the International/Modernist aesthetic and functionalism. His creations, simultaneously hallucinatory and playful and are informed by folk art, and symbolism.
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